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This invention discloses a guanylate cyclase-C (GC-C) activating peptide and its applications, belonging to the field of bioactive peptide technology. The amino acid sequence of the GC-C activating peptide is PFPGPIPN. The GC-C activating peptide of this invention can significantly activate GC-C activity, increasing intracellular cGMP levels. Furthermore, the GC-C activating peptide of this invention can alleviate constipation and abdominal pain symptoms in mice, thereby effectively preventing or improving irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Therefore, the GC-C activating peptide provided by this invention has advantages such as high activity, safety and non-toxicity, and good water solubility. It can be used as a candidate molecule for alternative or adjuvant drugs in the clinical treatment of IBS, and also as a health product or food to improve constipation or abdominal pain.